November 27, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Lawsuit from Chicago residents over handling of migrant housing in court Monday – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-brighton-park-south-shore-lawsuit-migrant-crisis-protest/14107531/
— Construction on Brighton Park base camp will not begin Monday, mayor’s office says. Chicago protest today: SW Side residents worry about community resources, contaminated soil. – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-in-brighton-park-migrant-crisis/14105678/

NBC5
— Candidate filing starts Monday for Illinois’ 2024 March primary election – Matt Stefanski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/candidate-filing-starts-monday-for-illinois-2024-march-primary-election/3287411/
— Construction to begin Monday on winterized migrant tent encampment in Brighton Park – Matt Stefanski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/construction-to-begin-monday-on-winterized-migrant-tent-encampment-in-brighton-park/3287335/

CBS2
— Construction of migrant tent camp to begin Monday on Chicago’s Southwest Side, alderwoman says, despite protests – ANDREW RAMO
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/brighton-park-migrants-tent-camp-construction-begins/

WTTW
— Construction to Start Monday to Transform Vacant Brighton Park Lot Into ‘Winterized Base Camp’ for Migrants: Ald. Ramirez – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2023/11/26/construction-start-monday-transform-vacant-brighton-park-lot-winterized-base-camp

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Pritzker administration sought migrant tent camp proposals before Mayor Brandon Johnson took office – Dan Petrella and Alice Yin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-migrant-tent-contract-20231127-sx7hbtijyrf6fio2mbuz2i4zdu-story.html
— Construction on Brighton Park migrant tent camp to begin Monday, alderwoman says. – Adriana Pérez
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-migrant-tent-camp-construction-20231127-cujqsfm5o5hf7jfybhetcamoyi-story.html
— There are people who don’t want to work anymore – Jim Nowlan (COMMENT: What frustrated your job searches the most? For me, it was my Democrat GAO superiors’ success in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-government-support-programs-20231127-sh4bsufqnvdj5az2sihkheeqgm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Construction of winter tents for migrants in Brighton Park to start Monday. A contractor is expected to begin the final phase of construction over the objections of Ald. Julia Ramirez (12th) at a site where heavy metal contamination was found. – David Struett
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/11/26/23976612/migrant-crisis-chicago-winter-tents-camps-brighton-park-38th-california-115th-halsted

WGN RADIO
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Romney to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://wgnradio.com/news/romney-says-any-democrat-would-be-an-upgrade-over-trump-in-2024/

SOUTHERN
— Major Trump donors who soured on him after 2020 and Jan. 6 now insist he’s their best choice – Soo Rin Kim
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2023/11/27/major-trump-donors-who-soured-on-him-after-2020-and-jan-6-now-insist-hes-their-best-choice/

WBEZ
— Convention for Palestine brings thousands to Tinley Park amid the Israel-Hamas war. More than 4,000 people packed the Tinley Park Convention Center for the 16th annual event that aims to preserve culture and history. – Violet Miller
https://www.wbez.org/stories/convention-for-palestine-in-tinley-park-preserves-culture/08078257-4567-4cf9-a866-f6925438c12f

NPR ILLINOIS
— Biden uses Charlottesville to talk about political violence. But he hasn’t been there – Deepa Shivaram (COMMENT: Where have you worked? I worked in Chicago (1971 and 1973-1997), Chicago Heights (1964-1966 and 1970-1972), Harvey (1972 and 1973), and Joliet (1973 and 1974), Belvidere (1970), and Flossmoor (1966).)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-11-27/biden-uses-charlottesville-to-talk-about-political-violence-but-he-hasnt-been-there

ADVANTAGE NEWS
— Bailey warns of Illinois’ unpaid pension debt swell – Andrew Hensel
https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/bailey-warns-of-illinois-unpaid-pension-debt-swell/article_1127e77c-8bab-11ee-91f4-a3f92dbcba49.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Petition filing begins today
https://capitolfax.com/2023/11/27/petition-filing-begins-today/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Criminals robbing with impunity: Time to care about who replaces Cook County prosecutor Kim Foxx – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/criminals-robbing-with-impunity-time-to-care-about-who-replaces-cook-county-prosecutor-kim-foxx-wirepoints/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Session on Subsidies for Energy Efficiency and Electrification Monday in Johnsburg
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/26/session-on-subsidies-for-energy-efficiency-and-electrification-monday-in-johnsburg/
— Crystal Lake First Methodist Church Minister Delivers Coats, Hats & Gloves for Chicago Migrants
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/26/crystal-lake-first-methodist-church-minister-delivers-coats-gloves-to-chicago-migrants/
— Virtually No One Has Signed Up for Pritzker’s Red Dawn Registry
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/25/virtually-no-one-has-signed-up-for-pritzkers-red-dawn-registry/
— Crystal Lake’s Latest Tax Increment Financing District’s Expenditures
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/25/crystal-lakes-latest-tax-increment-financing-districts-expenditures/
— Kenneally Pot Offensive, Marijuana Moms’ Rebuttal Make Tribune Front Page
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/25/kenneally-pot-offense-marijuana-moms-rebuttal-make-tribune-front-page/
— “300 Beady Little Eyes Looking at Me. What Was I To Do?” Asks Rightwing Republican
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/24/300-beady-little-eyes-looking-at-me-what-was-i-to-do/
— Particulate from Coal-Fired Electric Plants Deadly, Same Problem with Canadian Forest Fire Smoke
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/24/particulate-from-coal-fired-electric-plants-deadly-same-problem-with-canadian-forest-fire-smoke/
— Durbin Set to End Credit Card Rewards
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/24/durbin-set-to-end-credit-card-rewards/
— DeKalb County Village Trustee Challenging Republican State Rep. Jeff Keicher
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/24/dekalb-county-township-trustee-challenging-republican-state-rep-jeff-keicher/
— Those County Employees Taxpayers Provide More Than $150,000 in Compensation
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/24/those-county-taxpayers-provide-more-than-150000-in-compensation/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS LICENSING MAKES ESCAPING POVERTY HARDER THAN IN OTHER MIDWESTERN STATES – Joe Tabor (COMMENT: I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 and I became a licensed CPA in 1981. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors ignored, dismissed, and belittled that. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. Extremely few of my IRS and GAO coworkers passed the CPA examination and virtually none became licensed CPAs.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-licensing-makes-escaping-poverty-harder-than-in-other-midwestern-states/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden doles out billions in subsidies for electric vehicles, but sales stall – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/24/biden-doles-out-billions-in-subsidies-for-electric/
— Abortion access and 2024 elections. Issue is probably not going to save Biden, nor is it likely to help Trump. – Michael McKenna
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/26/abortion-access-and-2024-elections/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chris Christie says Donald Trump’s rhetoric enables antisemitism – Samuel Schaffer (COMMENT: Christie ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Trump. To promote more hatred against Trump is to promote more hatred against his supporters and especially against Trump’s supporters who share Trump’s demographics.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/chris-christie-trump-rhetoric-antisemitism
— Chris Christie promises to stay in the race ‘through to the convention’ – Jenny Goldsberry
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaign/chris-christie-stay-in-race-through-convention
— Chris Christie does not expect Trump to concede even if he loses GOP primary – Jack Birle (COMMENT: Christie ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Trump. To promote more hatred against Trump is to promote more hatred against his supporters and especially against Trump’s supporters who share Trump’s demographics.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/chris-christie-trump-concede-gop-primary

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Top Law Firm Collects Photographs of Potential Applicants, Raising Discrimination Concerns – Aaron Sibarium (COMMENT: Your picture says a lot about your race, gender, age, handsomeness/attractiveness, health, sexual orientation, national origin, etc.)
https://freebeacon.com/campus/top-law-firm-collects-photographs-of-potential-applicants-raising-discrimination-concerns/

NEW YORK POST
— Christie blames Trump for nationwide spike in Islamophobia, antisemitism – Ryan King (COMMENT: Christie ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Trump. To promote more hatred against Trump is to promote more hatred against his supporters and especially against Trump’s supporters who share Trump’s demographics.)
https://nypost.com/2023/11/26/news/christie-faults-trump-for-spike-in-islamophobia-and-antisemitism/
— Border Patrol chiefs tell lawmakers of ‘demoralizing’ migrant surge – Josh Christenson
https://nypost.com/2023/11/26/news/border-patrol-chiefs-testify-to-house-committee-about-threat-of-unprecedented-migrant-crossings/
— NYC law banning discrimination based on height and weight goes into effect – Steve Janosk
https://nypost.com/2023/11/26/metro/nyc-law-banning-discrimination-based-on-height-weight-goes-takes-effect/
— Pro-Israel teacher hides in Queens high school as ‘radicalized’ students riot: ‘They want her fired’ – Susan Edelman and Georgia Worrell (COMMENT: In 1996, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious because I attended a rally for Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole in Wheaton on July 4th of that year.)
https://nypost.com/2023/11/25/metro/jewish-teacher-hides-in-queens-high-school-as-students-riot/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Pentagon just failed its sixth audit in as many years – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/11/the_pentagon_just_failed_its_sixth_audit_in_as_many_years.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Over 23 million immigrants eligible to vote in 2024 – Vivek Saxena (COMMENT: How many illegals are set to vote for Democrats in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/11/26/over-23-million-immigrants-eligible-to-vote-in-2024-report-1415243/

BREITBART
— Sanctuary State Illinois: 7 Migrants Arrested over Thanksgiving Holiday for Robbing Hobby Lobby, Kohl’s, Macy’s – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/11/26/sanctuary-state-illinois-migrants-shoplifting-thanksgiving/
— Chris Christie Excuses Antisemitism as Reaction to Trump – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2023/11/26/chris-christie-excuses-antisemitism-as-reaction-to-trump/

DAILY CALLER
— Border Patrol Calls In Reinforcements To Help Area Overwhelmed By Migrants – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/11/26/border-patrol-reinforcements-migrant-surge/

DAILY SIGNAL
— ‘Communism Is Not Only Here, It’s Going Mainstream,’ Survivor of Mao’s China Says – Samantha Aschieris
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/11/27/communism-is-not-only-here-its-going-mainstream-survivor-of-maos-china-says/

FOX NEWS
— Biden’s ‘abolish ICE’ agenda puts American lives at risk. Biden has encouraged illegal immigration by decreasing the likelihood of deportation. – Joe Edlow
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/bidens-abolish-ice-agenda-puts-american-lives-risk

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— As Winter Approaches, Democrat Cities Scramble to House and Feed Tiny Portion of Aliens Flooding Across the Border
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/11/as-winter-approaches-democrat-cities-scramble-to-house-and-feed-tiny-portion-of-aliens-flooding-across-the-border/
— “Pro-Palestinian” Student Mob Hunted ‘Pro-Israel’ Jewish teacher at Queens (NYC) High School. “Hundreds of kids flooded into hallways and ran amok, chanting, jumping, shouting, and waving Palestinian flags or banners. Many tried to barge into the teacher’s classroom despite school staffers blocking their entry.” – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/11/pro-palestinian-student-mob-hunted-pro-israel-jewish-teacher-at-queens-nyc-high-school/

NEWSMAX
— Inmates Run the Asylum at America’s Prestigious Campuses – Josh Hammer
https://www.newsmax.com/joshhammer/bds-conduct-yaf/2023/11/27/id/1143703/

TOWNHALL
— Over 20 Million Immigrants Are Set to Vote In 2024 – Sarah Arnold (COMMENT: How many illegals are set to vote for Democrats in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/11/26/over-20-millions-immigrants-are-set-to-vote-in-2024-n2631633
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Since the 2020 election, several lawmakers have sounded the alarm that migrants may be voting in U.S. elections illegally. The worries are again ramping up as the 2024 presidential election nears the corner. According to an analysis from a Left-wing American Immigration Council, more than 23 million immigrants are set to vote in the upcoming election, revealing the electoral power of the United State’s annual importation of more than a million immigrants has given to naturalized citizens. “As more immigrants naturalize and become eligible to vote, they continue to gain political power,” the analysis states. “The number of immigrant voters is only projected to rise in the next decade, and in some states, foreign-born voters are already capable of deciding elections.” . . . The analysis comes at a time when President Joe Biden faces immense pressure to boost voter turnout ahead of the election. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) warned that Biden wants to turn illegal migrants into Democrat voters— hence the reason the administration is looking the other way at one of the worst border crises of U.S. history. “The Biden administration has done this intentionally. [Department of Homeland Security] Secretary [Alejandro] Mayorkas has done this intentionally. For what reason? Everybody asks me all the time. I think that ultimately they hope to turn all these illegals into voters for their side,” Johnson said. “It sounds sinister, but there’s no other explanation for what’s happening down there. It’s an absolute humanitarian and now national security crisis — catastrophe really — and they could reverse it overnight if they wanted to, but they don’t.” Earlier this year, California considered a measure allowing non-citizens to vote in municipal elections. While Democrats advocate for more illegal aliens to be let into the country, Republicans argue such a measure would dilute the value of being an American citizen. New York City also considered a similar measure. However, the state Supreme Court struck it down. Meanwhile, some states, including Ohio, Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, and North Dakota, have banned noncitizen voting outright.)

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

MSN
— Woke Disney ‘Excited’ to Roll Out Employee Pronoun Pins – Andrew Rodriguez
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/woke-disney-excited-to-roll-out-employee-pronoun-pins/ar-AA1kwvwW

WASHINGTON POST
— After Supreme Court ruling, college applicants still write about race. The court’s rejection of affirmative action in admissions does not mean race is off limits for students. – Nick Anderson (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that under the Democrats and under the RINOs, college applicants who are liberal, minority, female, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are citizens of foreign countries will ever-increasingly get more and more and more preference. UIC accepted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, and IIT in 1992, but because I am none of the aforesaid, I doubt that they would accept me today.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/11/27/college-applications-race-affirmative-action/

NEW YORK SUN
— Petitioners Demand Seattle Halt Plans To Build Children’s Playground at LGBTQ Nude Beach. Thousands of parents and LGBTQ individuals are coming out against the more than half-million dollar project. – MAGGIE HRONCICH
https://www.nysun.com/article/petitioners-demand-seattle-halt-plans-to-build-childrens-playground-at-lgbtq-nude-beach

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Senators’ Top Target in Border Talks: Tighter Asylum Rules for Migrants. Republicans insist on changes to immigration policy as condition for backing Ukraine aid package. – Michelle Hackman and Lindsay Wise
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/senators-top-target-in-border-talks-tighter-asylum-rules-for-migrants-57a35a98
— Israel-Hamas War Raises Concerns in U.S. About Religious Discrimination. Advocacy groups for both Muslims and Jews report rise in incident reports. – Tarini Parti (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have made it the clearest that they despise/hate Protestants and especially Missouri Synod Lutherans (MSL). I was baptized as a MSL in 1948, raised as a MSL, and confirmed as a MSL in 1962. My parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/israel-hamas-war-raises-concerns-in-u-s-about-religious-discrimination-7840e7c3

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Here’s what happens if Donald Trump dies while running in the 2024 presidential election – Sonam Sheth
https://www.businessinsider.com/if-donald-trump-dies-presidential-election-republican-candidates-2023-11

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Affirmative Action is Dead. How About Reparations? As colleges reckon with the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban, some see an opportunity to return to the policy’s early roots: reparations through admissions. – Evelyn Hockstein (COMMENT: According to Democrats and RINOs, reparations are owed big time to those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, and those who have less money than others.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/admissions/traditional-age/2023/11/27/could-reparations-replace-race-conscious-admissions

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— To meet Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets, accounting firms have always given preference to younger minorities and to younger women, that is, they have always discriminated against older Whites and older males. Accounting firms had absolutely no interest in me because I am a White male who did not a) take and pass the CPA examination until I was 30, b) become a licensed CPA until I was 32, c) take and pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination until I was 32, and d) become a Certified Fraud Examiner until I was 41, Government Financial Manager until I was 45, Financial Services Auditor until I was 47, and Forensic Accountant until I was 48. It is called up-or-out, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.accountingtoday.com/list/dei-and-inclusion-in-accounting-by-the-numbers

WIRE
— Caste Equality Advocates in the US Vow Not to Give Up (COMMENT: What Caste were you born into, that is, how much education and money did your parents have? Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. My mother never attended high school. Consequently, to buy cars to get to/from jobs and college and to pay for my college expenses, I a) did yard work 1962-1964, b) delivered newspapers 1962-1966, c) washed dishes 1964-1966, d) cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, and e) delivered mail 1966-1969.)
https://thewire.in/caste/caste-equality-advocates-in-the-us-vow-not-to-give-up

DAILY MAIL
— Over THREE HUNDRED migrants move into San Diego airport after border city was hit by influx of crossers – EMMA RICHTER
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12792561/migrants-San-Diego-International-Airport-sleeping-over.html
— Corporate America’s DEI showdown: The anti-woke backlash against Target, Macy’s and Bud Light has rocked the diversity industry, but its policies persist – under the radar – JAMES REINL
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12781607/DEI-woke-backlash-Target-Macys-Bud-Light-diversity.html
— Board of The Tudor Trust charity all face being sacked for being ‘white and privileged’ amid an anti-racism diversity drive – CHRIS BROOKE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12793507/Board-Tudor-Trust-charity-face-sacked-white-privileged-amid-anti-racism-diversity-drive.html

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.